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Octopus Refuses To Be Eaten By Eel, Decides To Ride Him Instead

Here's an eel who probably thought he'd found easy meal. But he clearly had no idea just who he was messing with.

Turns out, the tasty octopus he was planning to eat wasn't about to go down without a fight. Incredible video from their encounter, filmed by NatureFootage photographer Harrison Stubbs, shows the eight-legged animal deftly evading that much larger predator - by literally riding him like a rodeo star.

Just look at this little badass in action.

As an added insult to the eel's predatory skills, the octopus then makes a clean getaway, but not before giving him a face full of ink.

This isn't the first time we've seen octopuses prove themselves to masters of survival, capable of surviving sticky situations with equal parts cunning and skill - like this one, who managed to break out of captivity at a zoo.